Illuminating-mirror.



No. 856,497. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907, A. D. SOUTHAM & H. G. HIDES.

ILLUMINATING MIRROR.

APPLICATION FILED 1930.21, 1905.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

nrnfm; DUDLEY SOUTHAM AND HORACE OUTHBERT HIDES, or

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lLLUMINATlNG-MIRROR.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented June 11, 1907.

, Application filed December 21,1906. Serial No. 292.699.

To all whom, it-mwybncern:

Be it known that we, ARTHUR DUDLEY SOUTHA and HORACE CUTHBERT Hmns,

citizens of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford, State of Connecticut, have invented certain newand useful Improvements 1n Illuminating- Mirrors, of which the following is 'a specificato so construct a mirror that the ob'ect reflecte'd therein will be illuminated so t at the reflection will be more clear and distinct.

Referring to the various arts by numerals, 1 designates the mirror ame; 2 the glass which is silvered on the back as indicated at Back of the glass 2 is formed a chamber 4, entrance to which is referably had by a hinged door 5, said door Eeing held in its closed osition by means of a catch 6. The glass is ormed in its opposite side edges with openings 7, and within the chamber 4 in the rear of each of these openin sis arranged a small incandescent electric amp bulb 8.

These lamps are in a circuit 9, the wires of whichpass out through the'handle 1 of the.

mirror and through a connection lug 10 detachably secured to the end of t e handle. Arranged in this circuit are two contacts 11 which are'normally disconnected so that the lamp circuit is normally open. These contacts are adapted to be brou ht together by means of a push-button 12 w ene'ver it is desired, to light the lamps 8. It will, of course, be understood," that if desired this contact 1 device may be dispensed with and the circuit made permanently closed. The lamps may be supplied with current from any suitable source of supply, either a se arate battery or from an or mary house ighting circuit. Supported in the rear of the lamps is a reflector 5". As shown in Figs. 2 and3 this reflector is the concave inner side of the doors 5 and 5" which maybe polishedprsilvered as desired. It is obvious that any suitable form of reflector ma be arran ed in the rear of the lamps and t e said re ector may be supported in any suitable manner.

as arranged in the handle I of the mirror, and a contact device 12 is provided by which the lamps may be lighted when desired. Entrance to the chamber 4 is had through a hinged door 5, this door being secured in its closed position b means of a catch 6. In this form of the evice the openings throu h the glass are dispensed with, and instead, t e silver 3 on the back of the mirror glass is omitted adjacent the lamps, as shown at 3 in Fig. 3, so that the light of the lamps will pass through said unsilvered part of the glass. A series of small holes 6 may be located at the back of the casing to allow the heat from the lamps to escape, as shown in Fig.3. When desired the battery 13 maybe removed from the handle of the mirror by unscrewing cap 14.

While we have shown the battery as arranged in thehandle part of the mirror in Fig. 3, we desire it understood that this is 'done merely for the pur ose of illustration. It is, of course, obvious t at the battery may be arranged in any part of the mirror frame and that the batteries may be made in any shapedesired and that any number of them may be placed in the frame to produce the desired results. It will, of course, be understood, that the lam s must be of very small candle power in or er that we may place in the mirror frame sufiicient' battery power to light them. From the foregoing it will be readily understood that we provide a very simple, convenient and effective illuminating hand mirror which is especially adapted for ladiesuse, as it will greatly assist them inviewing and illuminating their back hair. Bv means of the Contact devices the lamps need only be lighted when the mirror is in use. At other times the cir'cuits are broken, thereby ipreventing the exhaustion of the lamps and the batteries.

It is obvious that the size, shape and de- In Fig. 3 a small dry battery 13 is shown sign of "the mirror and of the lam s may be varied in many respects and to a most any extent,.. and we, therefore, wish it understood that we are not to be limited to the construction shown and described.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An illuminating mirror comprising an opaque mirror glass, a frame for said glass, a lamp chamber formed in the rear of said glass, said glass forming an opaque closure for the eater portion of said chamber and being a apted to prevent the passage of light rays therethrough except at certain points at the side edges thereof, an electric lamp supported in said chamber, circuit wires connected to said lamp, a battery arranged in the frame and connected to the circuit wires, and means for making and breaking the circuit through said wires.

2. An illuminating mirror comprisin a mirror glass,'afra1ne for said glass said g ass being opaque to prevent the passage of light rays, except at certain points within the frame, a handle part connected to said frame, a lamp chamber, an electric lamp supported in said chamber, circuit wires connected. to said lamp, and means for making and breaking the circuit.

3. An illuminating mirror comprising a mirror glass, a frame for said glass, a handle part connected to said frame, a lamp cham ber formed in said frame, an electric lamp supported in said chamber, circuit Wires connected to said lamp, means for making and breaking the circuit, and a battery arranged in the frame and connected to the circuit wires, a part of the mirror glass being unsilvered to permit the light from the lamp to pass through said glass, the mirror glass bemg otherwise opaque to prevent the passage of light rays.

' 4. An illuminating mirror comprising a mirror glass opaque throughout except at two points on opposite edges thereof, a frame for said glass,a lamp chamber formed in said frame in the rear of the mirror glass, electric lamps supported in said chamber, circuit wires connected to'said lamps, means for making and breaking said circuit, and a reflector back of said lam s and adapted to throw the light forward t ough the mirror glass at op osite edges thereof.

5. An il uminating mirror comprising a mirror glass opaque throughout except at two points on opposite edges thereof, said v glass being transparent at said two points, a

' ame for said glass, a lamp chamber formed in sald frame in the rear of the mirror glass,

. electric lamps supported .in said chamber,

one of said lamps being in the rear of each transparent portion of the mirror glass, circu1t wires connected to said lamps, means for makingand breaking the circuit, and a reflector back of said lamps and adapted to throw the light forward through the transparent portions of the mirror ,glass.

6. An illuminating mirror comprising a adapted to scene? mirror glass opaque throughout except at two points on opposite edges thereof, said glass being transparent at said two polnts, a

ame for said glass and provided with a hanof the mirror glass, circuit wires connected to said lamps, meanswithin the handle for making and reaking the circuit, and a reflector back of said lamps and adapted to throw the light forward throu h the transparent portions of the mirror g ass.

7. An illuminating mirror comprising a mirror glass, a frame for said glass, a handle art connected to said frame, a lamp chamber formed in said frame, the rear wall of said chamber being formed by a hinged plate concave on its inner side and adapted to act as a reflector, said mirror glass forming an opaque ,closure for the greater portion of said chamberand being adapted to prevent the passage of light rays therethrough, except at certain oints at the side edges thereof, an electric amp or lamps supported in said chamber, circuit wires connected to said lam or lamps, and means for making and brea 'ng the circuit.

8. An illuminating mirror comprising a mirror glass, a frame for said glass, a handle connected to said'frame, a lamp chamber formed in said frame, the rear wall of said chamber being concave on itsinnerside and adapted to act as a reflector, said mirror glass forming an, opaque closure for the greater portion of said chamber and being prevent the passage of light ra s therethroug except-at certain points at t e side edges thereof, an electric lamp supported in said chamber, circuit wires connected to said lamp, and means formaking and breaking the circuit.

-9. An illuminating mirror comprising a-- mirror glass, a frame for said glass, a handle connected to said frame, a lamp chamber being formedin said frame in the rear of the glass, said mirror glass forming an opaque closure for the greater portion of said chamber and being adapted to prevent the passage of light rays therethrough except at certam points at the side edges thereof, an electric lamp supported in said chamber, circuit wires connected to saidlamp, and means for making and breaking the circuit.

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures in the presence of two wit nesses this 2nd day of December 1905.

ARTHUR DUDLEY SOUTHAM; HORACE CUTHBERT HIDES.

Witnesses: WILLIAM 0. HOLDEN, MARIE I. FARRELL. 

